Gurus Hold 52-week Lows from Turkey, Brazil and the Phillipines

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Dec 29, 2013

According to the GuruFocus Value Screen for finding 52-Week Lows, three stocks from exotic places are trading at or near a 52-week low. Â Â

Here’s a look at Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PHI, Financial), Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (TKC, Financial) and Cosan Ltd. (CZZ, Financial), all screened for billionaire stakeholders as of the third quarter of 2013.

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Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PHI, Financial)

Incorporated in the Republic of the Philippines, Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PHI, Financial) is traded at around $60.27, close to a 52-week low of $58.63.

Down 2% over 12 months, Philippine Long Distance Telephone has a market cap of $13.02 billion; its shares were traded with a P/E ratio of 16.20 and P/S ratio of 3.47. The dividend yield of Philippine Long Distance Telephone stocks is 3.39%. Philippine Long Distance Telephone had an annual average earnings growth of 1.60% over the past 10 years.

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Guru Action: As of Sept. 30, 2013, PHI is owned by three gurus. No insider trades were found.

The top guru owner Jim Simons increased his position by 3.06%, buying 66,500 shares at an average price of $67.50 for a loss of 10.7%.Â

He has averaged a loss of 11% on 625,000 shares at an average price of $67.97 per share.  He has averaged a gain of 16% on 2,422,900 shares sold at an average price of $51.98 per share.Â

His current shares of 2,242,400 represent 1.04% of shares outstanding.

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Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (TKC, Financial)

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (TKC, Financial) is traded at around $13.22, close to a 52-week low of $12.76.

Down 18% over 12 months, Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS, a telecom services company, was incorporated in Turkey in 1993. Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri As has a market cap of $11.63 billion; its shares were traded with a P/E ratio of 9.50 and P/S ratio of 1.90. The company does not pay a dividend.

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Guru Action: As of Sept. 30, 2013, five gurus hold TKC and four bought in the third quarter.

The biggest add was made by Jeremy Grantham, who increased his position by 344.02%, buying 70,200 shares at an average price of $14.50 for a loss of 8.8%.Â

Over five quarters, he has averaged a gain of 1% on 159,100 shares at an average price of $13.07 per share.  He has averaged a loss of 14% on 68,494 shares at an average price of $15.44 per share.Â

Grantham’s current shares of 90,606 represent 0.01% of shares outstanding.

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Cosan Ltd. (CZZ, Financial)

Cosan Ltd. (CZZ, Financial) is traded at around $13.59, close to a 52-week low of $13.20.

Down 21% over 12 months, Cosan Ltd. is a Brazilian conglomerate producer of bioethanol, sugar, energy and foods. Cosan Ltd. has a market cap of $3.68 billion; its shares were traded with a P/E ratio of 14.10 and P/S ratio of 0.39. The dividend yield of CZZ stocks is 2.24%. Â The company had an annual average earnings growth of 21.40% over the past 5 years.

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Guru Action: As of Sept. 30, 2013, three gurus hold CZZ. No insider trading was found.

The top guru owner Jim Simons increased his position by 70.57%, buying 529,100 shares at an average price of $15.07 per share for a loss of 9.8%.Â

He has averaged a loss of 0% on 2,357,200 shares at an average price of $13.65 per share.  He has averaged a gain of 4% on 1,078,300 shares at an average price of $13.05 per share.Â

His current shares of 1,278,900 represent 0.47% of shares outstanding.

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